Story time! I thought some of you folks would enjoy this one, keep in mind that I am 40, and my dad is 66.
I was showing my dad some of the pics of my grills I have, and then came a pic of the red head genesis 1, and he said, you know thats the same one I had when you were a little shaver? I knew he had a redhead at one point in my youth, but I was not really sure of exactly when. So I asked him if he was certain it was this exact model. He said "Did they all have that? (pointing at the wire basket next to the control panel), cuz I never really thought that served much of a purpose, kind of stupid to me"
He nailed it! I asked if he ever wanted another one... he said he got rid of it after a few years (doesn't recall who he gave it to) because he just liked the flavor of charcoal better, and after 30+ years without it, he doubts that his mind will change any. We couldn't pinpoint the exact year he got it. My mom said it was after I was out of diapers (which I would believe she was correct about). So they are thinking it was sometime between 1987-1989, because they got it (a floor model) at cost from the hardware store her dad had owned, and his long-time employee bought. They thought they gave it away sometime prior to my dad purchasing the shop from his dad, in 1997.